# Engineering careers — counted from open postings

Source: https://careerversion.com/careers/engineering  
Counted: 2026-10-18T14:15:17.57446+00:00 from employers' own job boards; refreshed nightly. Only open roles. USD; posted bands only, where eight or more posted one, and a figure that could not be a year's pay is left out. Never estimated.

Engineering the physical world — mechanical, electrical, civil, process, manufacturing, quality and hardware.

## Facts
- Open roles: 14,450 across 864 employers
- Entry level (titled junior/intern, or a year or less asked and not titled senior): 1,457 (970 titled)
- Postings stating no level: 8,355
- New in the last 30 days (dated first publish): 1,807
- Median posted band at entry: $83K median (10th $50K, 90th $124K; 606 posted bands)
- Median posted band, all levels: $128K median (10th $78K, 90th $192K; 6197 posted bands)
- Work mode: remote 331, hybrid 380, on site 11031, not stated 2708

## The roles
| Role | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Mechanical Engineer | 1010 | 563 | $142K |
| Electrical Engineer | 972 | 553 | $140K |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 734 | 366 | $124K |
| Project Engineer | 539 | 181 | $123K |
| Quality Engineer | 455 | 154 | $111K |
| Process Engineer | 356 | 112 | $128K |
| Design Engineer | 245 | 67 | $136K |
| Engineering Technician | 244 | 143 | $75K |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | 215 | 97 | $145K |
| Structural Engineer | 202 | 113 | $123K |
| Civil Engineer | 188 | 100 | $108K |
| Application Engineer | 185 | 30 | $140K |

## The ladder
| Level | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Intern | 716 | 253 | $60K |
| Junior | 254 | 97 | $87K |
| Mid | 707 | 303 | $111K |
| Senior | 2691 | 1257 | $155K |
| Staff | 492 | 271 | $179K |
| Principal | 680 | 351 | $174K |
| Management | 555 | 252 | $177K |

## Skills postings name most
- Electrical Engineering: 3921 postings, 379 at entry level
- Mechanical Engineering: 3744 postings, 394 at entry level
- Continuous Improvement: 3460 postings, 244 at entry level
- Assembly Line Work: 2945 postings, 249 at entry level
- CAD Drafting: 2694 postings, 293 at entry level
- Project Management: 2632 postings, 181 at entry level
- Investigation: 1994 postings, 183 at entry level
- Supply Chain Coordination: 1709 postings, 121 at entry level
- Industrial Engineering: 1598 postings, 181 at entry level
- Root Cause Analysis: 1584 postings, 115 at entry level
- Lean Manufacturing: 1560 postings, 130 at entry level
- Python: 1489 postings, 197 at entry level

## Employers with the most open roles
- RTX: 456 open, 29 entry level
- Blueorigin: 427 open, 34 entry level
- Anduril Industries: 416 open, 8 entry level
- SpaceX: 384 open, 192 entry level
- Applied Materials: 335 open, 21 entry level
- Northrop Grumman: 324 open, 42 entry level
- Micron: 308 open, 25 entry level
- Bosch Group: 303 open, 24 entry level
- Jabil: 259 open, 5 entry level
- Flextronics: 245 open, 8 entry level

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